Students as Co-Producers: Establishing the Conditions for a Successful Partnership within an Undergraduate Research Scheme
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| Title: | Students as Co-Producers: Establishing the Conditions for a Successful Partnership within an Undergraduate Research Scheme |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Shilan Dargahi, Jessica Horne, Susan Smith |
| Source: | International Journal for Students as Partners. 2024 8(1):8-26. |
| Availability: | McMaster University Library Press. McMaster University Library, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S $L6 Canada. e-mail: scom@mcmaster.ca; Web site: https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/ijsap |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Partnerships in Education, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Student Research, Power Structure, Mentors, Barriers, Time, Expectation, College Faculty, Summer Programs, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Teaching Experience, Student Experience, Business Administration Education, Foreign Countries, Values, Student Behavior, Teacher Behavior, Success |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom |
| Abstract: | To engage students with academic research is recognised as a high-impact activity that supports the development of valuable critical thinking skills. Various approaches have been developed to promote student research both in and outside the curriculum. By incorporating the perspectives of both students and academics, this qualitative study evaluates the extent to which a research partnership is formed through an institutional research scheme called the Junior Research Associate. Our findings indicate that it is critical to move beyond the entrenched academic hierarchies of supervisor/supervisee to develop a negotiated research relationship. Challenges identified include the short timeframe to establish the conditions for successful partnership and differential expectations of partners at the outset of the scheme. It is also important to safeguard against such initiatives being instrumentalised by academics seeking to further their personal research agenda. The findings help to inform strategies to scale up such initiatives. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1446809 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | To engage students with academic research is recognised as a high-impact activity that supports the development of valuable critical thinking skills. Various approaches have been developed to promote student research both in and outside the curriculum. By incorporating the perspectives of both students and academics, this qualitative study evaluates the extent to which a research partnership is formed through an institutional research scheme called the Junior Research Associate. Our findings indicate that it is critical to move beyond the entrenched academic hierarchies of supervisor/supervisee to develop a negotiated research relationship. Challenges identified include the short timeframe to establish the conditions for successful partnership and differential expectations of partners at the outset of the scheme. It is also important to safeguard against such initiatives being instrumentalised by academics seeking to further their personal research agenda. The findings help to inform strategies to scale up such initiatives. |
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